Carbon guard for manifolding machines



A. JENSEN CARBON GUARD FOR MANIFOLDING MACHINES Filed Dec. 51, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l gwuewirow JM'QIIZ Jensen Aug 7 1928.

A JENSEN CARBON GUARD FOR MANIFOLDING MACHINES Filed Dec. 3]., 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 end of which over and underlie the carbon edge which would otherwise be mutilated by the serrated slit edges of the paper.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have devised a combined carbon blind and guard and means for varyin its location whereby it may be utilized either in a double capacity, i. e. to blind different areas of the carbon while at the same time separating intersecting edges of adjacent forms and their interleaved carbon, to prevent mutilation of the carbon, or in a single capiacity, as a guard, functioning as aforesal What I claim is:

1. In a manifolding machine, the combination with a fiat platen for supporting movable forms and interleaved cross carbons, of a carbon guard including a pair of superposed flexible flaps wider than said forms, and guard carrying means for supporting the guard intermediate two of the forms to receive the associated interleaved carbon between said flaps, the location of said carrying means being variable whereby the guard may be utilized either in the double capacity of a blind preventing printing on the subjacent forms and a guard separating intersecting edges of the said carbon and forms to prevent mutilation of the carbon by movement of the forms, or in the single capacity of a guard for preventing muglilation of said edge in the manner aforesal 2. In amanifolding machine, the combination with a fiat platen for supporting movable forms and interleaved oros carbons, of a carbon blind including a pair of superposed flaps adapted to be mounted between two of said forms in position to receive their associated carbon between said flaps and for variable location to var the area of carbon blinded, said flaps being wider than said forms to separate intersecting edges of said forms and associated carbon in any location of said blind and thereby prevent mutilation of the carbon by rough edges of the forms, a carrier for mounting the blind in position between said two forms and variable as to location to vary the location of the blind, and means for clamping said flaps in fixed position at different points adjacent said edge of said carbon whereby the flaps are prevented from creepin during movement of the forms and car bon and are at the same time free for separative play to permit free movement of the carbon therebetween.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

ALFRED JENSEN. 

